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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of person does White say would miss things about New York?
(a) A visitor.
(b) A young child.
(c) A long time resident.
(d) An old timer.

2. What parts of the city does White say has changed the most?
(a) The higher parts.
(b) The good parts.
(c) The lower parts.
(d) The bad parts.

3. What part of New York has the largest concentration of people?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Queens.
(d) Brooklyn.

4. What kind of business has fewer open offices than White remembers?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Publishers.
(d) Universities.

5. What does White say most people will feel about their visit to New York?
(a) They will be disappointed.
(b) They will hate it.
(c) They will love it.
(d) They will be overwhelmed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?

2. How did police mostly do their patrols when White was living in New York?

3. Where did White go to college?

4. What does White remember the policemen of his youth always having on hand?

5. Why does White say New York builds upwards?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does White say has changed about policemen since he lived there?

2. What does White say all people in New York are looking for?

3. What does White say the city of New York offers its citizens as no other big city does?

4. What does White say a visitor to New York will feel like right at first?

5. What is an interesting record that Manhattan holds?

6. What does White say called him to New York?

7. What kind of things does White say will happen to someone who does not yet understand New York?

8. What does White give numbers for?

9. What has changed about Grand Central Station since White lived in New York?

10. What has changed about the mansions in New York since White lived there?

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